Culture Insider: 10 things you may not know about White Dew

2015-09-08 11:22

By (Chinaculture.org)

Culture Insider: 10 things you may not know about White Dew

Rice wine. [File photo]

White Dew Wine

For some people in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, whose hometowns are in Zhejiang province or the southern part of Jiangsu province, it is traditional to make White Dew Wine during this season. The wine is made of cereals such as polished glutinous rice and kaoliang (a specific type of sorghum) and tastes a little sweet. In the past, country people in those regions all made the wine and served it to guests when entertaining.